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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
كم هناك من امثال كاواي في هذا العالم
الضحيه المسكينه في رأسه هو وحده
فها هو المعتل يتزوج فتاه مراهقه تصغره بعقد ثم يغضب من تصرفاتها الصبيانيه
يطلب منها ترك عملها ثم يمثل دور الضحيه الغارقه في الديون بسببها
يتزوجها بسبب جمالها ولكي يحسده الرجال الاخرين عليها ثم يعيب عليها سطحيتها
لايرى في زوجته الا جسدا ثم يتعجب من تسليعها لنفسها
يرغب بالتحكم في كل تفاصيل حياتها ثم يتعجب من ثورتها ضده
اخرس يا كاواي انت وامثالك
الضحيه المسكينه في رأسه هو وحده
فها هو المعتل يتزوج فتاه مراهقه تصغره بعقد ثم يغضب من تصرفاتها الصبيانيه
يطلب منها ترك عملها ثم يمثل دور الضحيه الغارقه في الديون بسببها
يتزوجها بسبب جمالها ولكي يحسده الرجال الاخرين عليها ثم يعيب عليها سطحيتها
لايرى في زوجته الا جسدا ثم يتعجب من تسليعها لنفسها
يرغب بالتحكم في كل تفاصيل حياتها ثم يتعجب من ثورتها ضده
اخرس يا كاواي انت وامثالك
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Junichiro Tanizaki ‘s Naomi drenched me in such an intense disquietude. It is a story about the decay of a man’s masculinity, self-worth and self-esteem at the hands of an enchantress that he had moulded himself. Written as an autobiography of the narrator jōji, we follow the process of his degradation with great detail, as he succumb to the hands of Naomi, his wife, and his master. We jōji is deceived and manipulated, we the readers are too. Hence, we share his rage, confusion, anxiety and desperation.
This book strongly disturbed me, as the degradation of jōji was executed in such a believable and realistic way. That, I, you, your neighbour and anybody, could have fallen to such a decay the very same way jōji did.
In the end jōji had fallen so deep into the darkness that he asked the readers to ridicule him, and as unapologetic as he is, we can’t help but to feel a sense of perturbing pity for him.
This book strongly disturbed me, as the degradation of jōji was executed in such a believable and realistic way. That, I, you, your neighbour and anybody, could have fallen to such a decay the very same way jōji did.
In the end jōji had fallen so deep into the darkness that he asked the readers to ridicule him, and as unapologetic as he is, we can’t help but to feel a sense of perturbing pity for him.
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Don't know whether I hate it or love it (exactly because it causes such emotions in me). I cannot understand Joji, but humans feel differently when falling in love and some fall so deeply they even forget themselves.
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I gave this book 5 stars because it is a very good telling of a very interesting story. I admit the characters were a bit off but I am sure this is something that happens in some relationships. That it was written in 1924 shows that life is the same generation upon generation.
oh boy...You will surely hate Naomi, and gradually hate Joji for being an idiot. But an idiot by choice. For sure this is a book I will remember for how much I hate these two characters. Ironically, I enjoyed reading about these two because they made me feel things. You want to root for them, then you question their choices and morality. Do I think they deeply love each other? Yes and no? They seem to really love each other but they are also super shallow? It's complicated. If you like drama and idiots, I would recommend this book.
challenging
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My head was a stage wrapped in a curtain of black velvet, and on the stage stood a single actress, named Naomi.
Might be a bit hard to read due to the grooming, objectification and period misogyny but the schadenfreude was well worth it in my opinion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship
Minor: Classism
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes